While roughly 85 percent of readers picked Cabrera in the poll, those who commented showed respect and admiration for what the 21-year-old center fielder has accomplished so far this season.

• mseguin: "This is a hard one. Both are putting up great numbers and yes I want Cabrera to win it you just can't argue with Trouts numbers and how many less games played then Cabrera. Both have a good shot still pulling for Miggy though."

• jvsmytiger: "If I was voting today and put aside my homerism I would probably take Trout but it is basically a tossup and you can make arguments for both. It will be interesting to see what plays out the next 8 weeks. ... Personally I will give Trout MVP and Miggy can have World Series MVP!"

• davidmorgan888: "Sorry to be unbiased, but as of right now, Trout is the MVP, and it's not very close. He leads the AL in average, steals, and runs, and has a better OBP than Cabby ... the HR and RBI numbers are in Cabrera's favor largely because Trout played 20 fewer games and bats leadoff. Based just on hitting, Trout should be the MVP, and then factor in 30+ steals and incredible defense, and Trout has a big edge.

• DetroitInAPlayoffAgain: "This race reminds me of the one in 2010 between Hamilton and Cabrera and that came down to which team made the postseason, so I think it might come down to that. B/c you could easily give the mvp to both of them and so the tie breaker will probably goes to which one makes the playoffs."

AP PhotoMiguel Cabrera finished runner-up to Texas' Josh Hamilton in 2010 for American League MVP honors.

The Tigers remain a half-game behind the Chicago White Sox in the AL Central after Wednesday's loss to the New York Yankees, while the Angels have slipped to third in the AL West, but just 1.5 games out of a wild-card spot.

The Angels were 7-14 before recalling Trout. Will starting him in the minors cost them a playoff berth?

Over the last three seasons, Cabrera has averaged .340 with nearly 15 home runs and 50 RBI after the All-Star break. So Tigers fans expect a strong finish out of him, and maybe that will give him the edge over Trout.

This season, Cabrera already has 11 home runs since the All-Star break and is hitting .333.

But Trout hasn't slowed down, either. He's is hitting .360 with eight home runs, 20 RBI and 10 stolen bases in the second half.

Pretty impressive stuff from both players and it should be a fun race to track in the season's final two months.